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The article offers information on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing for adolescents with self-destructive behavior and substance abuse record. A motivational interviewing was developed for treating substance abuse and other disorders that have an addictive quality. The process is a brief intervention that can be use into a single session as well as in non-psychiatric settings. Motivational interviewing involves five techniques, including open-ended, reflective listening, and eliciting self-motivational statements.

Explores the associations between youth, ideology and terrorism in the U.S. Definition of terrorism; Phenomenological aspects of terrorism; Common characteristics of radical movements, such as a sense of futility and the need to destroy extant world orders; Appeal of violent change; Factors contributing to the rise of terrorism; Ideological aspects of terrorism, such as the control of ideology over terrorism; Ideology of religious fundamentalism; Examples of fundamentalism, such as the Taliban Movement and Ultraorthodox Jews; Psychology of so-called true believers and mass movements; Late adolescent and young adult development and the appeal of ideology; Cultural and ethnic identity; Radicalism and youth; Individualism and radicalism; Discussion of the concepts of group process and radical movement; Importance of containing radicalism among youth.

Discusses the psychological aspect of the case of a minor found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in Oklahoma. History of juvenile offenses; Amenability to rehabilitation; Brain development in adolescents.

Comments on the elimination of the diagnosis of conduct disorder in adolescents from the book 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.' Categorical versus dimensional system; Biological etiology for mental illness; Implications of conduct disorder diagnosis for adolescents.